title: [Knee puncture via a closed system].
abstract: Punctures of the joints, particularly the knee joint are performed quite often in every day practice. There are relatively simple procedures and carry a very low rate of infection. Infections of the joint space secondary to joint punctures are rare but catastrophic when they do occur. This new method of joint puncture operates in a closed system and provides the possibility of intraarticular administration of drugs, an act which will help to reduce the chances of infection after joint punctures or operations.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Wien.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hertz
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Die Kniepunktion durch ein geschlossenes System.